diff --git a/player.py b/player.py
index 574d3ac..7de2701 100644
--- a/player.py
+++ b/player.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class Player():
                 logger.info(f"Started playing: {song.title} by {song.artist}")
                 # Fire-and-forget scrobble (now-playing ping with submission=False)
                 try:
-                    asyncio.create_task(scrobble(song.song_id, submission=False))
+                    asyncio.create_task(scrobble(song.song_id, submission=False, timestamp=int(time.time())))
                 except Exception as e:
                     logger.error(f"Failed to schedule scrobble for {song.title}: {e}")
                 return  # Success, exit the function